Fuk ornament



(No Model.)

F. W. HILL. FUR ORNAMENT.

No. 420,794. Patented Feb. 4, 1890.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FREDERICK WM. HILL, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

FUR ORNAMENT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 420,794, dated February4, 1890.

Application filed November 4, 1889- Serial No. 329,223. (No model.)

To aZZ whom itmay concern.-

Be it known that I, FREDERICK WILLIAM HILL, of the city, county, and State of New York, a citizen of the United States, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fur Ornaments, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in fur ornaments to be used for ornamenting caps, fur garments, and for clasps or fasteners of fur garments.

The object of my'invention is to provide a fur ornament in imitation of an animals head having its jaws open, which ornament is neat, strong, durable, and very light.

The invention consists in the construction and combination of parts and details, as will be fully described hereinafter, and finally pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side view of my improved fur ornament. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal sectional View of the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

The body of the ornament is composed of two pieces of cork A and B, the upper one being tapered to form the snout C and the lower one tapered to form the lower jaw D. The under side of the projecting snout of the top piece A is provided with a recess E, representing the top cavity of the mouth, and the front top beveled portion of the lower piece 13 is provided witha raised part F, representing the tongue of the animal. From the under side of the snout portion 0 and the upper side of the bottom jaw portion D wires H project at the front ends, which wires have porcelain tips a, representing the teeth of the animal. The two portions A and B of the body are united and covered with fur, which is securely cemented to the body, and pieces of fur are tacked or pasted on to represent the ears M of the animal. Glass eyes 0 are inserted in suitable apertures and fastened' by means of wires P or in any suitable manner. The front end of the snout and the edges of the snout and jaw portions are finished with cement or varnished to represent the nose and lips of the animal. The under side of the snout portion and the top of the jaw portion are colored red, in imitation ofthe mucous membranein the animals mouth.

A slot Q is made in the fur coveringon the under side of the lower jaw portion and into the same one shank of a hook R is inserted and fastened to said jaw portion D, the shank of the hook projecting below the fur on the bottom of said lower portion, so as to form a fastening device in case the ornament is to be used as a fastener for garments.

Having thus described my invention,lclaim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent A fur ornament composed of two body portions A and B, having the recessE and raised part F, respectively, a fur covering on said body portions, wires H, inserted in said body portions, and white porcelain tips on said wires, at the front ends of said body portions, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

F. WM. HILL.

Witnesses:

W. REIMHERR, JOHN A. STRALEY. 

